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Reader Michelle Macias emailed last week to ask how best to use a bag of dry navy beans she’d managed to snag at the grocery store. Because I am a daughter of Michigan, the second largest dry bean ...

black bean soup in a blue bowl - The Image Party/Shutterstock The best time to add the beans is right at the end — allowing them to simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes — after the other soup ingredients ...

Great recipe for a quick bean soup! A delicious soup recipe! It’s such a tasty and hearty soup that I want to eat it again and again. Bean soup is one of my favorite soups. I cook it often and could ...

Food writer, cookbook author and staff reporter for The New York Times, Melissa Clark is joining TODAY to share a few of her go-to easy weeknight recipes that are also healthy and comforting. She ...

For tender, intact beans, this reliable method cannot be beat.